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IELTS

Why IELTS?

IELTS is the world’s most popular English language proficiency test with 2.2 million tests taken in the last year.

Taking IELTS opens doors – it can help you live, study and work in 135 countries around the world. More than 9,000 organisations worldwide accept IELTS, including government, academic and employment institutions. In fact, IELTS is the only English language test accepted for immigration purposes by all countries that require one.

The IELTS test is designed to help you use English in your new life abroad. In less than three hours, it will assess all of your English skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking.

The most effective way of testing your English conversation skills is face-to-face. IELTS is the most widely accepted English language test with a one-on-one speaking test to assess your English language communication skills.

Designed by experts in English language assessment and trusted around the world, you can be sure that IELTS will give a fair and consistent assessment of your English skills.

The UK Home Office has made changes to its guidance on Secure English Language Test (SELT) providers. We encourage you to check the full text here.

Please note that the UK Home Office have not as yet updated this to reflect ETS’s 17th April 2014 statement which is here.

Why take IELTS with the British Council?

The British Council has more than 75 years’ experience teaching and testing English. We have helped people in more than130 countries gain English language qualifications that help them make the most of their chances in life.

Here are just a few reasons why millions of people have taken IELTS with the British Council:

Expert support: from videos and books to face-to-face and online interactive courses, you have access to the best preparation materials to help you do well in your test.

Free resources: Road to IELTS is the British Council’s popular online preparation course. When you register for an IELTS test with us you also get access to 30 hours of free online practice materials.

Convenient dates and locations: we have more than 500 test locations in over 100 countries.This means that you have a huge range of options for where and when you can take your test. In Jordan we offer a choice of 36 different dates.

3. Check the IELTS test dates

Please note: Your Listening, Reading and Writing test will be completed on the same day. Your Speaking test will take place on Friday one day before the test date, or up to a week before or after your main test day. You will receive notification in advance by email and/or SMS to confirm your test details

7. Complete your registration

We need to receive all documents including your completed online application within three working days of your online registration. Unfortunately, if we do not receive documents within three working days your application will be cancelled.

We cannot process incomplete applications, so please make sure you have sent us all requirements.

Copies of your results

If you would like your results to be sent to universities or other educational institutions, please enter the relevant addresses in the appropriate fields on the online registration form. We can issue a maximum of five copies per student.

8. After you register

After registering you will receive an automatic email containing your access codes to our free online resources: Road to IELTS

We will send you an email and/or SMS two days prior to test date to confirm all your test details including the test venue

For more information about the registration process please contact us.

Special arrangements

IELTS is designed to be a fair test and your English language ability will be assessed objectively, regardless of any special needs that you may have. We can help you with any special arrangements you require for your test. Please contact us three months in advance of your test date to find out how you can apply for special arrangements.

Refunds

If you want to request a refund, please read our refund policy prior to making a request. If you want to do this, please complete and submit a request for refund form along with the supporting evidence. We will need to receive your request and supporting evidence at least five days before the test date.

Test day transfers

If you want to transfer to a different test date, you need to notify us at least five weeks prior to the test session you have registered for. To do this, please complete and submit a Request for Transfer Form.

Prepare

If you book your IELTS test with the British Council you can take advantage of our exclusive access to a wide range of learning materials – all designed to help you get the best possible score in your IELTS test.

We also offer a one-day IELTS workshop to help you become more familiar with the test format and the types of questions you will encounter in the test. Contact us to find out more about the workshop including how to register.

Road to IELTS Resources – 30 hours of free online practice

Road to IELTS is a popular online self-study resource for Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking test practice. Written by the British Council for its IELTS students, Road to IELTS includes:

Prepare for the IELTS Speaking Test:

IELTS Word Power Android App

You can download this helpful application to your phone. Word Power is a vocabulary practice app for IELTS test takers. With over 100 questions to test your word power, this app helps to build vocabulary in preparation for the IELTS test.

IELTS preparation books

You can also buy a selection of IELTS self-study books from us. Our books are written by some of the world’s leading English language experts.

IELTS Speaking / Writing Practice Tests

If you need to practise your Writing or Speaking before sitting the IELTS test, register now for an IELTS practice Writing or Speaking test and we will help you evaluate your performance and advise on where you need to improve. The Writing test tasks and Speaking test questions are from official sample tests, conducted and marked by trained IELTS experts. For more information contact us.

Study Support Centre

We have a range of books for reference and lending and online resources for use in the centre or from your own computer. You can borrow one item for 14 days at a time.

Just complete an application form and bring it to the Study Support Centre with your ID card or passport, one recent passport-size photo and your registration receipt for the exam or course. Membership is free.

The resources centre is open 10.45 to 18.30 from Sunday to Thursday.

LearnEnglish website

We have a website dedicated to learning the English language. It’s called LearnEnglish and it has a number of very useful English learning resources, such as: videos, podcasts, grammar and vocabulary tutorials, business/work resources and a magazine, games, IELTS tips and community networking opportunities.

You’ll find that learning materials on the site really support your preparation for your IELTS test, and they’ll give you more confidence when it comes to test day.

Ask the IELTS Expert

Ask the IELTS Expert is a Facebook group where you can communicate live with our IELTS Experts. We have a number of IELTS Experts and Examiners who can answer all your IELTS queries IELTS. They can provide you with tips, strategies and various activities to help you achieve the score you need and advise you on how to obtain a better score. Meet our IELTS Expert online and communicate with other candidates to learn more about their experiences and how they prepare for the test.

Results

We understand that getting your results is important to you. We know you want them quickly, but it is equally important that we give you the score that correctly reflects your performance.

You can expect your IELTS result to be available 13 calendar days after your test.

IELTS results online, via SMS and post

You’ll be able to preview your results online, 13 days after the main test day. Your IELTS results (also known as your Test Report Form) can be collected from our office 13 days after the date of the main test day. If you’d like to receive your results by SMS, please register for this service on the test day. You will not be able to obtain your results over the phone, by email or by fax.

Test Report Forms (TRF)

Your personal Test Report Form

You will receive one copy of the Test Report Form. Unfortunately, replacements cannot be issued if you lose it.

However, if you don't collect your Test Report Form within three months of the test date, you will need to visit our office to apply for your non-collected Test Report Form. You will have to pay a fee of 5 JOD and then can collect it the next working day.

Test Report Forms for institutions

We can also arrange for additional original copies (up to a maximum of five free copies) to be sent directly through us to receiving institutions and organisations worldwide.

If you would like us to do this, please visit our office after receiving your result and complete the relevant application form. You will have the option of choosing courier delivery at a fee per address of 20 JOD outside Jordan or 5 JOD inside Jordan. Delivery by standard mail is free of charge. Your request will be processed within one working day.

The validity period of your Test Report Form

Institutions will not usually accept a Test Report Form that is more than two years old. After this time you will need to provide them with evidence that you have maintained or improved your English since taking the test.

Understand your IELTS scores

IELTS provides results for all levels of English: there is no such thing as a pass or fail. You will be given a score from zero to nine for each part of the test – Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

What happens if I am unhappy with my score?

It is unusual for there to be a mistake in the marking. However, if you believe a mistake has occurred you can apply to our Enquiry on Results Service to have your test re-marked. This must be done within six weeks of the test date. You can choose which sections of the test you want to have re-marked.

The fee for the Enquiry on Results service is 75 JOD, which will be refunded should your overall score change as a result of the re-marking. The Enquiry on Results Service can take up to eight to nine weeks to complete. Please contact us for further information about how the service works.

Can I retake the test?

You can take the test as many times as you wish. However, to significantly improve your score you will need to undertake further study. Research by IELTS indicates that scores are unlikely to improve without further English language tuition.